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1 Name Regents Physics Period Regents Physics Date Syllabus Mr. Moy Welcome to Regents Physics! This syllabus is designed to give you an understanding of what to expect from this course, as well as what I expect of each student. Contact Information You may contact me in one of the following ways: Telephone # - (914) dmoy@ryeneck.org (Checked daily) Classroom B - 15 Required Purchase for Regents Review: Brief Review in Physics: The current publication of The Physical Setting, Prentice Hall. Reference Texts: Martin, B. and Spronk, C. Physics: Systems and Applications, J.M. LaBel Publishers, Inc, Hewitt, Paul G. Conceptual Physics, 10 th Edition, Addison Wesley, 2005 Supplies It is recommended that you get two 3-ring binders (1 or thicker). o One binder to be brought to class daily to organize the MANY handouts for each unit. o The second (a large binder) is for you keep at home for storing materials from previous units. Pens and pencils are required daily for taking notes and completing laboratory experiments. White-out is strongly recommended for students who use pen and like to keep their work neat. Loose-leaf and graph paper should be stored in your binder to take notes and create graphs. It is suggested that each student get dividers to insert into their binders. They are great for organizing the material into specific categories. (Notes, Do Nows, Homework, Review & Tests) A basic scientific calculator will be needed in almost every class period. They are typically inexpensive and easy to find. If purchasing one is a problem, you may sign one out from the math department.

2 You will occasionally need a metric ruler and a protractor. The ruler must measure in centimeters. It is recommended that you purchase the protractor from the school store. You should bring these with you to class every day. Use of Electronic Devices Scientific and graphing calculators, as well as any other equipment designated in student s IEP, are the only electronic devices approved for use in class. Any other electronic devices being used without authorization are subject to confiscation. Confiscated devices will be returned to students as per the guidelines listed in the Student Handbook. Academic Dishonesty Any forms of academic dishonesty such as cheating or plagiarism will not be tolerated and will result in penalty. Grades Your grade for each quarter will be based upon the following criteria: Tests Tests (60%) Labs (20%) Quizzes (10%) Homework/Classwork (10%) Tests will be given at the end of each unit to assess your learning. They are not given to punish you but to give yourself, as well as myself, an idea of how well you are learning the material. o Any test with a grade below 65% will require test corrections and require a signature by a parent or guardian. At the end of every quarter, a Quarterly Review Test will be given. If you desire, the grade on this test may be substituted for one of your unit test grades. In order to have the privilege of taking this test, test corrections must be submitted for any test below 65%. If you are absent with an excused reason the day of the test you are expected to make-up the test within 3 days or less of your returning to school, or a grade of zero will be given. You may opt to take the test during the first Physics period you return, or on your own time (free period, lunch, before or after school). Students should see me immediately to schedule a time. A Midterm Common Assessment will be given at the end of the second quarter. It will count 8% towards your yearly average.

3 Labs A Cumulative Exam will be given at the end of the year. It will focus primarily on the Honors level material presented in class. It will count as two unit tests for the fourth quarter, neither of which can be dropped. The Regents Exam will be your official final exam grade and will count 12% towards your yearly average. All students are required to take it in order to receive credit for the course. Students should take the SAT II / PHYSICS exam on June 1 st, It will not count towards your course grade in any way. The New York State Physics Curriculum requires all students to complete the lab section of this course in order to be admitted to the Regents Exam in June. To complete the section you must: o Satisfactorily complete 30 periods of lab work. Each lab will be kept on file in the classroom. o Labs are to be handed in at the beginning of class on the day they are due. If labs are not handed in at this time they are subject to a 5% deduction for each day they are late. o All official lab write-ups must be typed. Graphs and diagrams should be attached in their proper location. Specific details will be provided on a separate handout. o If you miss a lab period due to an excused absence, you will have three weeks to make up a lab during designated make-up sessions. Lab make-up times will be posted in the classroom and are subject to change with advance notice. Labs near the end of the quarter may be required to be made up in less time. o Labs done at lab make-ups must be submitted within a certain time frame or they are subject to a grade deduction. Please see your teacher for specific due date. Homework/Classwork At the beginning of most classes, you will be expected to complete a Do Now. o It will typically consist of a few short questions that should be completed within the first 5-10 minutes of class. Each Do Now is subject to being submitted for a grade. Other forms of classwork will occasionally be assigned, and asked to be submitted for a grade. For each day a classwork assignment is late, 25% of the original grade will be deducted. Homework will be assigned several times per unit (usually every night). It will typically consist of completing a worksheet. NO LATE HOMEWORK WILL BE ACCEPTED AND WILL RESULT IN A GRADE OF ZERO! If you were absent the day homework was assigned you will have one day to make up the assignment. If you were absent the day homework was due, you must submit it the day you return to school. ALL homework will be checked! Occasionally you will be asked to hand in your homework which will be graded.

4 We typically go over the questions from the homework the day that it is due, therefore NO LATE HOMEWORK WILL BE ACCEPTED! With the development of new technologies and the World Wide Web, obtaining learning materials from the internet has become a valuable skill. In order to help develop this skill, I am requiring that all students access and download homework and worksheets from the class website. All worksheets will be available on the class website. In order to access these worksheets; o Go to Mr. Moy s Google Classroom or Weebly page for Physics. o Scroll to the proper unit. o Open each assignment by clicking on that assignment. o Print all pages OR copy each question from the computer screen neatly onto loose-leaf paper. Worksheets will be available prior to the start of a new unit. It is required that every worksheet for the upcoming unit be printed BEFORE the assignment is due. Due to the fact that computers are available throughout the High School building and the public libraries, it is expected that all students are able to follow this procedure. No excuses will be accepted unless accompanied by a detailed parental note explaining the circumstances behind the student s failure to access a computer within a one week period. Criteria for Satisfactory Work All work must contain the following components, or they are subject to deductions in points. o A proper heading must be included at the top of all work. A sample of a proper heading is at the top of this sheet. o All responses must be written in full, complete English sentences. o All work must be shown when solving numerical problems. At the appropriate time, I will provide instructions explaining how these problems should be completed. o Guidelines set up for the NYS Regents exam are a little picky about some things. Solutions to numerical problems require specific components of a solution to be written down or credit may be deducted, even if the answer is right. Since these are the rules for the Regents exam, I make them my rules as well. o All work must be neat and legible. All mistakes must be crossed out neatly. Attendance Lateness o It is expected that you be on time to every class. In the case of a lateness you are required to submit a pass. All passes must be handed directly to me. o The third unexcused lateness or any significant lateness may result in detention.

5 Absences o If you are absent, it is your responsibility to make up any missed work. o If you are absent for class, but are present in school during any other periods, it is your responsibility to turn in assignments due that day and inquire about any work assigned during the class period. o Field Trips If you will miss class due to a field trip, you must obtain any work that will be missed BEFORE leaving for the trip. Any work due that day should be submitted before leaving (when possible). Work assigned on that day will be due upon your return. o Music Lessons If you will miss class because of music lessons, it is your responsibility to inform me PRIOR to the lesson that you will be out and hand in any work due during the period of your lesson. Any work assigned on that day will be due the next day. It is not acceptable to miss a test for a music lesson. In the case that you have a conflict, it is expected that you make every attempt to reschedule your lesson or take the test prior to being absent. Cutting o Any graded work that is missed due to a cut or illegal absence will receive a grade of zero. Extra Help If you ever encounter any difficulty, I encourage you to seek extra help. There are many online resources available. Extra help with me is available by appointment. See me for available times as my schedule changes weekly. (I am usually in B- 15 each morning by 7:15 am, but that is subject to change).

6 Regents Physics Curriculum 1. Measurement and Mathematics a. Units b. Uncertainty in Measurement c. Significant Figures d. Scientific Notation e. Solving Equations Using Algebra 2. Kinematics 1. Linear Motion 2. Acceleration 3. Free Fall 3. Vectors & Projectiles 1. Resultants 2. Components 3. Two-Dimensional Motion and Trajectories 4. Forces & Motion 1. Statics (Forces) 2. Newton s Three Laws of Motion (Dynamics) 3. Friction 4. Gravity 5. Sensation of Weight 5. Universal Gravitation, Circular Motion, Kepler s Laws 1. Law of Gravitation 2. Uniform Circular Motion 3. Centripetal Force 4. Kepler s Laws 6. Momentum 1. Momentum 2. Impulse 3. Collisions 7. Energy 1. Work 2. Power 3. Forms of Energy 4. Potential Energy 5. Kinetic Energy 6. Conservation of Energy 7. Simple Pendulum 8. Electrostatics a. Electrostatics i. Transfer of Charge ii. Law of Conservation of Charge iii. Couloumb s Law

7 b. Electric Fields i. Field and potential of groups of point charges ii. Charged particles in electric fields 9. Electric Circuits 1. Current 2. Resistors 3. Ohm s Law 4. Light bulbs 5. Series and Parallel networks 10. Magnetism 1. Permanent Magnets 2. Fields caused by currents 3. Particles in magnetic fields 4. Electromagnetic Induction 11. Waves 1. Wave speed 2. Frequency 3. Wavelength 4. Superposition 5. Standing waves 6. Resonance 7. Doppler Effect 8. Single-slit diffraction 9. Double-slit interference 10. Polarization 11. Color 12. Reflection & Refraction 1. Law of Reflection 2. Snell s Law 3. Changes in wavelength and speed 4. Ray Optics i. Image formation ii. Mirrors iii. Lenses 13. Modern Physics 1. Quantum Phenomena i. Photons ii. Photoelectric Effect 1. Atomic i. Rutherford and Bohr models ii. Atomic energy levels iii. Atomic Spectra 1. Nuclear and Particle Physics i. The Standard Model ii. Fundamental Particles 1. Relativity i. Mass-Energy Equivalence

PHYSICS 40S - COURSE OUTLINE AND REQUIREMENTS Welcome to Physics 40S for !! Mr. Bryan Doiron

PHYSICS 40S - COURSE OUTLINE AND REQUIREMENTS Welcome to Physics 40S for 2016-2017!! Mr. Bryan Doiron The course covers the following topics (time permitting): Unit 1 Kinematics: Special Equations, Relative